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__Moraxella catarrhalis__ has recently been shown to be both widespread and pathogenic, in contrast to previous reports. Several factors have been suggested as virulence factors, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) being one. Recent studies have shown the LPS to be without the O‐chain, i.e. the polysaccharide part, and to have specific structural features corresponding to each of the three serogroups, A, B and C. The structures resemble in many respects those present in other Gram‐negative nonenteric bacteria, with a galabiosyl element as a prominent common denominator. The presence of such common structures suggests that the LPS of these bacteria might be a part of a mechanism of survival for bacteria colonizing the human host.

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Author

Tord Holme; Motiur Rahman; Per-Erik Jansson; Göran Widmalm

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Springer; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Springer-Verlag; Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Springer Verlag; Wiley; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 1432-1327)

Published

1999

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)